US3886879A
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Shirt front assembly, method and apparatus
Assignee: Oxford Industries Inc
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Filing: 1974-05-06
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Granted: 1975-06-03
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Expires: 1994-05-06
Abstract
Abstract A system of manufacturing shirt front assemblies is disclosed wherein a connected series of center plait pattern parts and a series of shirt front pattern parts are fed simultaneously to a sewing machine and sewn together to form a connected series of shirt front assemblies. The connected series of shirt front assemblies are conveyed away from the sewing station through a buffering system to a cutting station where the center plait pattern parts are cut apart and trimmed so as to have their ends coextensive with the edges of the shirt front pattern parts, and the cut-apart series of shirt front assemblies are stacked.
Inventors
- 👤 Wade W Frost
- 👤 William C Sandlin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:29
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B41/00; A; A41; A41H; A41H42/00; A41H43/00; A41H43/02; A41H43/0207; D05B33/00; D05B33/02; D05B35/00; D05B35/06; D05B35/062; D05B33/006; D05D; D05D2207/00; D05D2207/02; D05D2207/04; D05D2303/00; D05D2303/02; D05D2303/20; D05D2305/00; D05D2305/02; D05D2305/04; D05D2305/08; D05D2305/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/525; Y10T83/541; Y10T83/543; Y10T83/768; Y10T83/7863
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A fabric cutter for cutting apart a series of shirt front assemblies connected together by a continuous connected series of center plait pattern parts comprising means for conveying the shirt front assemblies along a predetermined path, sensing means for detecting the presence of the leading and trailing portions of each of the shirt front assemblies of the connected series of shirt front assemblies and temporarily stopping the conveying of the connected series of shirt front assemblies as the leading and trailing portions of the shirt front assemblies move past a cutting station, cutting means at said cutting station for cutting away the leading and trailing ends of the center plait pattern parts of each of the shirt front assemblies while the conveying of the shirt front assemblies has stopped.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A fabric cutter for cutting apart a series of shirt front assemblies connected together by a continuous connected series of center plait pattern parts comprising means for conveying the shirt front assemblies along a predetermined path, sensing means for detecting the presence of the leading and trailing portions of each of the shirt front assemblies of the connected series of shirt front assemblies and temporarily stopping the conveying of the connected series of shirt front assemblies as the leading and trailing portions of the shirt front assemblies move past a cutting station, cutting means at said cutting station for cutting away the leading and trailing ends of the center plait pattern parts of each of the shirt front assemblies while the conveying of the shirt front assemblies has stopped.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
A fabric cutter for cutting apart a series of shirt front assemblies connected together by a continuous connected series of center plait pattern parts comprising means for conveying the shirt front assemblies along a predetermined path, sensing means for detecting the presence of the leading and trailing portions of each of the shirt front assemblies of the connected series of shirt front assemblies and temporarily stopping the conveying of the connected series of shirt front assemblies as the leading and trailing portions of the shirt front assemblies move past a cutting station, cutting means at said cutting station for cutting away the leading and trailing ends of the center plait pattern parts of each of the shirt front assemblies while the conveying of the shirt front assemblies has stopped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
129 words
A fabric cutter for cutting apart a series of shirt front assemblies connected together by a continuous connected series of center plait pattern parts comprising means for conveying the shirt front assemblies along a predetermined path, sensing means for detecting the presence of the leading and trailing portions of each of the shirt front assemblies of the connected series of shirt front assemblies and temporarily stopping the conveying of the connected series of shirt front assemblies as the leading and trailing portions of the shirt front assemblies move past a cutting station, cutting means at said cutting station for cutting away the leading and trailing ends of the center plait pattern parts of each of the shirt front assemblies while the conveying of the shirt front assemblies has stopped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The fabric cutter of claim 1 and wherein said cutting means comprises a bearing plate positioned in the path of the center plait pattern parts, a disc cutter, and means for rolling said disc cutter across the bearing plate as the center plait pattern parts extend across said bearing plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
78 words
The fabric cutter of claim 1 and wherein said cutting means comprises a bearing plate positioned in the path of the center plait pattern parts, a disc cutter rotatable about a horizontal axis, means for rolling said disc cutter about its horizontal axis across the bearing plate as the center plait pattern parts extend across the bearing plate, and means for oscillating said disc cutter about a vertical axis as the disc cutter Rolls across the bearing plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
130 words
The fabric cutter of claim 1 and wherein said cutting means comprises bearing plate positioned in the path of the center plait pattern parts, a holding plate movable down toward said bearing plate to hold the center plait pattern parts against said bearing plate, a disc cutter rotatable about a horizontal axis, means for rolling said disc cutter abut its horizontal axis across the bearing plate as the center plait pattern parts extend across the bearing plate, means for oscillating said disc cutter about a vertical axis as the disc cutter rolls across the bearing plate, and means for shifting said disc cutter laterally to one side or to the other side of said holding plate to cut the center plait pattern parts on opposite sides of the holding plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The fabric cutter of claim 1 and wherein said cutting means comprises means for cutting a substantially straight cut across the center plait pattern part at one edge of a shirt front assembly and for cutting a more curved cut across the center plait pattern part at the other edge of a shirt front assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
A fabric cutter comprising a bearing plate, means for moving fabric across said bearing plate, a disc cutter rotatable about a horizontal axis and pivotal about a vertical axis, means for rolling said disc cutter across said bearing plate to cut the fabric extending across the bearing plate, and means for pivoting said disc cutter about a vertical axis as said disc rolls across said bearing plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
A fabric cutter comprising a bearing plate, means for moving fabric across said bearing plate, a disc cutter rotatable about a horizontal axis and pivotal about a vertical axis, means for rolling said disc cutter across said bearing plate to cut the fabric extending across the bearing plate, and means for pivoting said disc cutter about a vertical axis as said disc rolls across said bearing plate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The fabric cutter of claim 6 and wherein said means for pivoting said disc cutter about its vertical axis comprises means for progressively pivoting said disc cutter in response to selective ones of its movements across aid bearing plate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
67 words
The fabric cutter of claim 6 and further including a holding plate movable toward and away from said bearing plate to hold the fabric against said bearing plate, and shifting means for moving said disc cutter horizontally from one side to the other side of said holding plate, whereby said disc cutter cuts the fabric on one side or on the other side of the holding plate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
125 words
The fabric cutter of claim 6 and further including a disc support for rotatably and pivotally supporting said disc cutter, a pivot control arm mounted on and movable with said disc cutter support, a pivot actuating member positionable in the path of said pivot control arm as the pivot control arm moves with said disc cutter across said bearing plate, and actuating means for selectively positioning said pivot actuating member in the path of said pivot control arm on some of the movements of said disc cutter across the bearing plate, whereby the pivot actuating member engages the pivot control arm on some of the movements of said disc cutter across the bearing plate and causes said disc cutter to pivot about a vertical axis.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
101 words
A fabric cutter comprising a bearing plate, means for moving fabric across said bearing plate, a rotatable disc cutter movable across said bearing plate to cut fabric extending across said bearing plate, holding means for holding the fabric in a static position on said bearing plate as said disc cutter moves across said bearing plate, shifting means for moving said disc cutter to one side or to the other side of said holding means, and means for pivoting said disc cutter about a vertical axis as said disc cutter moves across said bearing plate on one side of said holding plate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
101 words
A fabric cutter comprising a bearing plate, means for moving fabric across said bearing plate, a rotatable disc cutter movable across said bearing plate to cut fabric extending across said bearing plate, holding means for holding the fabric in a static position on said bearing plate as said disc cutter moves across said bearing plate, shifting means for moving said disc cutter to one side or to the other side of said holding means, and means for pivoting said disc cutter about a vertical axis as said disc cutter moves across said bearing plate on one side of said holding plate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
128 words
The fabric cutter of claim 10 and wherein said means for pivoting said disc cutter about a vertical axis comprises a pivot control arm operatively connected to said disc cutter and movable with said disc cutter across said bearing plate and extending approximately parallel to the axis of rotation of said disc cutter, a socket mounted on said pivot control arm, and a pivot actuating member for projecting into said socket as said disc cutter moves across said bearing plate, whereby said socket moves with the disc cutter across said bearing plate until it receives said piVot actuating member whereupon the socket stops its movement across the bearing plate and said disc cutter pivots about said socket as the disc cutter continues to move across said bearing plate.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-06-02 | 1978-12-02 | 1979-06-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-06-02 | 1982-12-02 | 1983-06-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-06-02 | 1986-12-02 | 1987-06-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |